U17 South American Championship - Gameday 5: Argentina gets second straight title, Venezuela second, Uruguay third- June 19, 2007
POSTED BY: Francisco Vega
Guanare, Portuguesa.- The NT of Argentina surprised Venezuela in the final matchday of the U17 South American Championship for Men by winning the gold medal and repeating the honors they had achieved in the edition of Barquisimeto 2005. Meanwhile, Uruguay also took the opportunity and defeated Brazil in the third place game, leaving them out of the upcoming Americas Cup of 2008 and, therefore, out of the race for a spot in the U19 World Cup of 2009.
ARGENTINA 61 - VENEZUELA 55
Quarter by quarter ARG: 18-14-11-18= 61 VEN: 11-12-18-14= 55
Top scorers: ARG: Matias Nocedal (193-G-90) 13 points, Fabian Ramirez (195-F-90) 12 points VEN: Gregory Echenique (208-C-90) 22 points, Josmar Acevedo (190-F-90) 8 points
URUGUAY 69 - BRAZIL 66
Quarter by quarter URU: 18-16-15-20= 69 BRA: 16-20-17-13= 66
Top scorers: URU: Nicolas Catala (195-F-91) 11 points, Ivan Loriente (184-G-92) 8 points BRA:Vitor Benite 22 points, Andre Silva (180-G-88) 17 points 1ST ROUND
Group A Venezuela 3-3-0= 6 Argentina 3-2-1= 5 Peru 3-1-2= 4 Colombia 3-0-3= 3
Group B Brazil 3-3-0= 6 Uruguay 3-2-1= 5 Chile 3-1-2= 4 Ecuador 3-0-3= 3
FINAL STANDINGS 1st place: Argentina * 5th place: Venezuela * 5th place: Uruguay * 5th place: Brazil 5th place: Peru 6th place: Chile 7th place: Colombia 8th place: Ecuador *Earn spots for the Americas Cup of 2008 |
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Brazil celebrate title in Santiago (Photo:cbb.com.br)
Chile clinch title in Lima (Photo:fiba.com)
